TEXT WRITERS COLLOQUIUM (CLOSED)

Session 1:
March 14, 2024
3PM - 5PM ET 
This 2-hour session will feature writing advice and general coaching from Rev. John Thornburg, FHS. Writing assignments will be given out at the end of this session.

Session 2: 
April 4, 2024
3PM - 5PM ET 
This 2-hour session will be for feedback. Each participant's work will be worked through by Rev. John Thornburg, FHS,  as he gives advice and suggestions for improvement.

John Thornburg, FHS is a fourth generation United Methodist pastor, a poet, and a professional encourager.

After 22 years in parish ministry in North Texas, John pursued a new calling by starting an itinerant ministry of song leading and worship consultation called A Ministry
of Congregational Singing. That ministry included eight years working with the United Methodists of Cameroon in the development of their first hymnal and worship book.

In addition to three published collections of his own work, John’s texts appear in 18 different hymnals, hymnal supplements, single author collections as well as octavos from six publishers. He has collaborated with over 25 composers. His articles on worship and congregational singing have appeared in a dozen journals, including THE HYMN. John is a Past President and a Fellow of the Hymn Society.

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TUNE WRITERS COLLOQUIUM (CLOSED)

Session 1:
March 21, 2024
6PM to 8PM ET

Session 2:
April 11, 2024
6PM to 8PM ET

Kate Williams  is the Vice President of Sacred Music at GIA Publications, Inc. She holds a Bachelor of Music Composition degree from DePaul University in Chicago, Illinois as well as a Masters of Arts in Liturgical Studies degree from Catholic Theological Union in Hyde Park neighborhood of Chicago where it was her privilege to study as a distinguished Bernardin Scholar. 

She serves as workshop leader, consultant, and musician in the Archdiocese of Chicago and abroad, following a passion to serve in multicultural, multigenerational communities, while mentoring young voices and building bridges through music ministry.